La Barba Ricochet

“Primitivo” re-named to “Ricochet” what’s in a name? La Barba Cigars owner Tony Bellatto explains “When I realized that we were going to have a possible conflict with the original name, I went back to the drawing board.

From the start, it’s been about going back to my roots with wine and I wanted to make light of the situation and create a series based on that”.

Ricochet is intended to be a series, and the first cigar is a San Andres Mexican Maduro that was intended to share characteristics of old world style Zinfadel from the Apulla region of Italy.

This is a region known to produce wines full in body along with notes of anise, pepper, leather, and earth.

Ricochet is intended to be influenced by that profile. “I believe we were very successful in achieving those flavors”.

Interesting was the complexity of flavors continuously evolving throughout each smoking stage with a dose of MED to MILD black pepper, balancing in with the blend without overwhelming the flavor profile.